Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-27
RED INTERNATIONAL.
Great SociaIistic Scheme-A verv ru.
IIous waving OF the Flag Planned
Ne'oiouon. Panic, War and Eyerv.
thing Else in 1899.
[ HICAGo, April 26

CHICAGO. April 26.
"A rev days ago it was reported thar ,he
three principal sociallstic organizatiens in
tnis country, the Red International. the
D DiacK International and the Socialist Labor
1afty' were to unite. While the aims and
lgns OF the so-called Black International
or the International Working Peoples As.o
ciation have become widely known, no one
sue" OF hardly ever heard of the Red Inter
national, or the International Workingmen's
association, as being specific organization
along the Pacific coast. This oreanizst;on
was founded in San Francisco. Ii was or
gaDized in all the principal cities in the west.
ern States after the model of the Knights of
Labor assemblies, and is BY far more secret
than that organization
1t is now euthoritatively announced that
tne leader Of the Red. proposes that there
snail be an uprising in 1889. What would
occur were the uprising he counts on sue
cessful, is thus outlined:
IN 1859 the present panic will approach
climax 1t will be widespread and alarming.
accompanied by closed factories. starved
workers, and the use of military forces, Ii
may even be complicated BY bitter class
feeiing, the result of suppression of the
rights OF free speech, meeting and press
Until then, unless the whole people are
aroused, ii is the duty of the wise to hold
aloof from riots The time is not vet ripe
for success. We have counted our heads
and we know it. To strike this year would
be useless slaughter aud put back the cause
hundred years. No, st present we must be
wise; we must take advantage of it for agits-
tion only we must speak much and act not
at all When working people are hungry
their brains weaken. One year of panic
means threefold addition to our forces. And
whlle with our present 100000 socialists
forci6le action is impossible, with 400, 900,
what the next panic will give US, if we are
wise, we hold the game in our hands. We
have, perhaps, until 1889, time in which to
prepare our plans. That year in Europe will
surely bring grave results. In America. if
figures lie not, another panic, greater, deeper
and more widespread than the preceding will
be upon US. Then and not till then NAV we
risk the cast of the die. Then may we strike
the strike to wln."
Inc article states that they expect to have
in the United States in 1889 at least half
million earnest socialists, divided somewhat
as follows:
Chicago. $4,000
New ork, $4,000
New England factory States, lOO. 900
Central Coal ana Iron Region, 100, 900
Colorado and other western States, SO. 600
The Pacific Coast, 10000
In the Atlantic and southern cities
altogether, 100 600
Scattered at various points, 80. 900
The programme goes on to say:
"The panic comes, the people are excited.
outbreaks occur, large centres revolt. The
places where bat f<w socialists exist are
made points for the rilving of the conserva-
tive element In these small places it should
be made the duty of the socialists there resid-
ing secretly, with all the aid of science in
destructive warfare to raise sufficient tur.
moil to keep the conservatives busy at home
Meanwhile in the large centres bold meas.
ures should be taken. Our people should
head, lead and control the popular revolt,
should seize places of power, should lay
hands upon the machinery of the govern
ment. Once installed in power the revolu-
tlonary committee should follow this course
of action. The decree should at once be
promulgated and enforced
1t is proposed to make Chicago the head
quarters of the uprising in 1889. which is to
follow a combination of different branches of
internationalists and quite an elaborate pro-
gramme is outlined in which the style of the
government will be changed after the result
has been successful.
The year 1889 is also decided upon by the
national federation of trades and labor as
semblies as the one in which the eight hour
rule shall 60 into effect.